451. cat [kæt] (c) 貓
Curiosity can kill a cat.
好奇心足以殺死一隻貓。(儘管貓有九條命)
452. catch [kætʃ] (vt; catch-cought-cought) 抓;捉
When I was a kid, I used to catch crabs in the river.
孩提時代的我,曾在河裡抓螃蟹。
453. catch-up [ˋkætʃəp] (u) 番茄醬
Do you know where the word ‘catch-up’ came from?
你可知「番茄醬」這個字的由來嗎?
454. caterpillar [ˋkætɚ͵pɪlɚ] (c) 毛毛蟲
The caterpillar breaks through a cocoon and becomes a butterfly.
毛毛蟲破繭而出,變成了一隻蝴蝶。
455. cattle [ˋkæt!] (pl) 牛(群);牲畜群
He keeps 100 cattle on the farm, and those cattle are strong and healthy.
他在農場養了一百頭牛,隻隻頭好壯壯。
456. cauliflower [ˋkɔlə͵flaʊɚ] (c) 花椰菜
Have you ever seen cauliflowers that are not green?
你見過不是綠的花椰菜嗎?
457. cause [kɔz]
(1) (vt) 引起;導致
The careless worker caused a fire in the factory.
粗心的工人導致工廠失火。
(2) (c) 原因
The cause of the fire was that the worker didn’t do his work with care.
起火的原因為工人操作不慎所致。
458. cc [ˋsi ˋsi] = cubic centimeter
459. ceiling [ˋsilɪŋ] (c) 天花板
The boy likes to throw the basketball to the ceiling, so it soon gets dirty.
小男孩喜歡把籃球往天花板丟,所以天花板很快就弄髒了。
460. celebrate [ˋsɛlə͵bret] (vt) 慶祝
Let’s celebrate your success of becoming a lawyer!
讓我們慶祝你高中律師吧!
461. celebration [͵sɛləˋbreʃən] (u) 慶祝
The party was in celebration of Mother's silver wedding.
聚會是為慶祝母親的銀婚。
462. cell [sɛl] (c) 細胞
There are about 5,000 billion cells in a human body.
人體約由五兆個細胞所組成。
463. cell [sɛl] (c) 電池
Have you got your spare cell for your cell phone with you?
你有帶你的手機備用電池嗎?
464. cent [sɛnt] (c) (美金硬幣)一分
I usually donate at will the cents and nickels in my pocket.
我多半會隨手捐掉口袋裡的一分錢或五分錢硬幣。
465. center [ˋsɛntɚ] (c) 中心;中央
Taichung is the center of Taiwan, and that’s the reason why it was named.
台中是台灣的中心,故名。
466. centimeter [ˋsɛntə͵mitɚ] (c) 公分
A hundred centimeters make a meter.
一百公分等於一公尺。
467. central [ˋsɛntrəl] (a) 中心的;中央的
Taichung is in the central part of Taiwan, and that’s why it was named.
台中是台灣的中心,故名。
468. century [ˋsɛntʃʊrɪ] (c) 世紀
Many great scientists and artists were born in the 18th century.
許多偉大的科學家與藝術家皆生於十八世紀。
469. cereal [ˋsɪrɪəl] (c) (早餐常吃的玉米)脆片
Dad bought several boxes of cereals in the supermarket today.
爸爸今天在超市買了幾盒脆片。
470. certain [ˋsɝtən] (a) 確定的;肯定的
They are certain to succeed. = They are certain of success. = They are certain that they will succeed.
他們確信會成功。
471. certainly [ˋsɝtənlɪ] (adv) 一定;肯定地
Don’t worry, Benson. Chris will certainly come in an hour.
班,別擔心。克里斯一個小時內一定到。
472. chain [tʃen] (c) 鏈條;鏈子
Jerry fastened his dog to a street lamp by a chain before he went into a store.
傑瑞進入店裡之前,先用鏈子把狗拴在路燈旁。
473. chair [tʃɛr] (c) 椅子
Father leaned in his old chair, watching the rosy sunset far away.
爸爸斜靠在他那舊椅子上,欣賞著遠方泛紅的夕陽。
474. chalk [tʃɔk] (u) 粉筆
Chalk to a teacher is as water to a fish.
粉筆之於老師,如同水之於魚一樣重要。
475. challenge [ˋtʃælɪndʒ] (c) 挑戰
It is quite a challenge to Ben to memorize 10 English new words a day.
一天背十個英文單字對班來說的確是個挑戰。
476. champion [ˋtʃæmpɪən] (c) 冠軍;好手
He is a champion at writing familiar essays.
他是寫小品文的好手。
477. chance [tʃæns] (c) 機會;可能性
Only when you start moving will you have the chance to reach your goal.
唯有開始,才有抵達目標的機會。
478. change [tʃendʒ] (vt) 改變
After Gabby came from the military, he has totally changed.
蓋比當完兵回來後,整個人大大地改變了。
479. change [tʃendʒ] (u) 零錢
He often had the waiter keep the change as paying bill.
他買單時常把零錢給服務生(當作小費)。
480. chapter [ˋtʃæptɚ] (c) 章節
Students, please turn to chapter 7 today.
各位同學,今天請翻到第七章。
481. charge [tʃɑrdʒ] (vi) 索價;對...索費
This store often charges only 65 cents a dozen for eggs.
一打雞蛋在這家店裡常常僅賣六角五分。
482. chase [tʃes] (vt) 追逐; 追捕; 追蹤
The cat chased the mouse.
貓追老鼠。
483. chat [tʃæt] (vi) 閒談, 聊天
They chatted about the film shown last night.
他們閒聊著昨夜放的電影。
484. cheap [tʃip] (a) 便宜的;廉價的
The coat may be expensive but looks cheap.
那件大衣也許很貴,但是看起來卻沒那個價值。
485. cheat [tʃit]
(1) (vt) 欺騙
You cheating liar! I had been so trusting on you!
你這個騙子!我過去是如此信任你!
(2) (vi) 作弊
He never cheats in the exams.
他考試從不作弊。
486. check [tʃɛk] (vt) 檢查;檢驗;在...上打鉤
I have checked your answers and none of them are correct.
我檢查了你的答案, 沒有一個是對的。
487. cheek [tʃik] (c) 臉頰
He had the cheek to ask me for money.
他竟厚著臉皮向我要錢。
488. cheer [tʃɪr] (vi) 歡呼;喝采
We cheered as he neared the finish line.
當他接近終點線時,我們喝采起來。
489. cheerful [ˋtʃɪrfəl] (a) 心情好的;樂意的;由衷的
My little brother is a very cheerful helper.
我弟弟非常樂於助人。
490. cheese [tʃiz] (u) 乳酪;起士
I'm fond of French cheeses.
我喜歡各式的法國乳酪。
491. chef [ʃɛf] 主廚
John was an engineer before, but he’s a chef now.
約翰過去是個工程師,如今他卻是個大廚了。
492. chemical [ˋkɛmɪk!] (a) 化學的, 化學上的, 化學用的
He devoted his life to chemical research.
他一生從事化學研究。
493. chemistry [ˋkɛmɪstrɪ] (u) 化學
Among all subjuects, Faraday loves chemistry most.
所有學科之中,法拉第最喜歡化學。
494. cherry [ˋtʃɛrɪ] (c) 櫻桃
It is said that the cherry tree story is made-up.
據說櫻桃樹的故事是虛構的。
495. chess [tʃɛs] (u) (西洋)棋
Do you play chess?
你下棋嗎?
496. chest [tʃɛst] (c) 胸口;胸膛
He has a severe pain in the chest.
他胸口疼得很厲害。
497. chew [tʃu]
(1) (vt) 嚼;咀嚼
Women seldom chew betel nuts.
女人較少嚼檳榔。
(2) (vi)細思;考慮
I'll chew the problem over for a few days.
這個問題我會仔細思考幾天。
498. chicken [ˋtʃɪkɪn]
(1) (u) 雞肉
Shall we eat fried chicken tonight?
我們今晚吃炸雞好不好?
(2) (c) 小雞;小鳥
Cocks crow, chicken chirp, and the sun shines them up in a row.
公雞啼,小鳥叫,太陽出來了。(兒歌)
499. chief [tʃif] (c) 首領;長官
The president is also the chief of the armed forces.
總統也是三軍的統帥。
500. child [tʃaɪld] (c) 小孩子
I have a child, but Mary has three children.
我有一個小孩,但瑪莉有三個。

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